Companies generally hope to entice you to use their gadgets and networks to watch the likes of YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu. But Verizon Wireless isn't content to let you stream someone else's shows over its network using a phone it sold you. You should be watching its content. So to get you on board with the idea, it has released go90, a new video streaming app.

Go90, a reference to the way you rotate your phone when watching video, is an eclectic mix of TV shows and YouTube clips. Verizon says the service is launching with over 8,000 titles, over 35 original series, and the promise of live events. You can follow some shows now, but content hasn't yet started rolling out for most of them. A few heavyweights like The Daily Show are on board, but don't expect access to all that many episodes at once.

Verizon hopes to attract younger users by adding in social features. You can like content, leave comments, and follow your favorite shows. You know, like YouTube. Go90 also lets you create a "Crew" of fans to discuss video with.

The biggest draw is the price. You don't need a subscription, though you have to create an account before viewing. Verizon makes its money from ads. Well, those and the mobile data you're hopefully paying for as you stream this away from home. Though if you choose to use Wi-Fi or some other carrier's network, that's fine too. Go90 is not a Verizon exclusive.

This is a mobile-only service, and Verizon hasn't expressed any plans to make go90 available on computers or set-top boxes. You can install it on your phone or tablet from the Play Store below.

Comments

Jeff Beck

So kinda like Samsung Milk Video. That worked out well.

Abhi

You normally get milked by Verizon and now you get more bloated as well.

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Nope

I actually worked on the old VCast team. Not good times.

Ian Fay

There has to be a story there. AP folks, talk to this guy!

Sean O’Connor

Just what I was thinking. Some one over at Verizon said "oh milk video is dead? We need to rush and take over the un-noteworthy video streaming service market."

Yes on More Everything and the new Verizon plans which is the vast majority of customers. The only people that should still be on an old Nationwide plan are those with unlimited data and of course they don't need 2 extra GB since you know they have unlimited data.

Chris

This will work great with the tiny amount of data they give me!

They could win over soooo many people by just out of the blue saying "Oh, hey, we doubled the amount of data in all of our plans." ATT would have to follow suit or look terrible. But no. They keep us restricted to "just enough."

well you do get extra 2 free gigs so that would help you out :) for 3 months ofc.

shlk7

Just saw one Mr. McCarthy giving it a 5 star review. Checked on Linkedin and it
turns out to be a verizon employee. I have some time, so I'm going to check 5 star reviews.

Tim Keheley

Henry Bucco
Craig Feely
Richard Flores

It's right there on their G+ profiles

GRAW

T.J. Vitolo too.

bareio

At a Vz meeting.... Bill: OK guys, the boss says we gotta monetize harder. Ideas? Bob: If only Youtube was ours, we could make 'em burn data up, down, and top it with our ads. Bill: Let's make our own! Year-end bonus here I come!

blakeleeper

I feel like this could possibly violate net neutrality since they're giving users a free 2GB of data

Nunyur_Biznezz

I feel like you may be stupid.

Nathan J

So this won't use any of a Verizon customer's precious data, like T-Mobile with music streaming? /s

Nunyur_Biznezz

If you are using mobile data yes it will go against you data cap. Not counting this against data is a violation of net neutrality.